As a tribute to Dilip Kumar, revisiting one of his ‘Tragedy King’ hits, Jogan (1950), in which, like in many other films, he fell in love with an unattainable woman.…

  At some point in the march of the women’s movement, the word ‘housewife’ became politically incorrect and was replaced by ‘homemaker’. Women who did not have careers, or rather,…

Pulp Fiction Daze: The leading lady of Vinil Mathew’s film Haseen Dillruba (Netflix), fed on a mental diet of lurid crime thrillers, believes that unless there is some shedding of…

The first collection of humour by women that came out in 1976 was called Titters. Because well-bred women did not laugh loudly in polite company, they put their hands over their…

Call Of The Wild: There have been a few films before, pitting dedicated forest officers against poachers and smugglers– from the totally mainstream Kartavya (Mohan Sehgal,1979), to middle-of-the-road Papeeha (Sai…

A tribute to actor-filmmaker Chandrashekhar, who passed away on June 16, 2021: Chandrashekhar was the original dancing star, and one just has to watch Cha Cha Cha (1964) to see…

“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” Mary Wollstonecraft encapsulated the essence of feminism in these words, before the term was even coined. The…

Greed Kills: Alyssa Cole’s gripping and disturbing novel, When No One is Watching, deservedly won an Edgar Award for best paperback original this year (given by the Mystery Writers of…

Tense & Tragic: Kate Winslet is the big draw for watching Mare of Easttown (HBO-Disney Hotstar), an actress at a level of maturity, where her unadorned face is capable of…

Sweet Music: Aakash Prabhakar’s first feature, Freddie’s Piano has been selected for the New York Indian Film Festival (June 4-13), as one of the 15 eclectic films from all over…